ICL Education group

ICL Business School was established in 2002 by Ewen Mackenzie-Bowie as part
of Academic Colleges Group. In 2007 Ewen took over the business school and
incorporated it with International College of Linguistics. Then in April 2010,
ICL Education Group acquired the renowned Auckland English Academy (AEA),
established 1988. AEA now delivers the Communication English and TESOL
programmes. In 2012 ICL acquired New Horizon College of English in Napier,
also established in 1988.The combined schools host over 500 students from
some 20 different nationalities.

According to the New Zealand Qualifications Framework, levels 5, 6 and 7
are equivalent respectively to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of a bachelor degree.